He is the great hope in German Basketball. At the age of eleven it was discovered, just a few years later, at the age of 19, Dennis Schröder made the leap from Braunschweig into the NBA. It was a sad occasion that made him realize his dream. When he was 16, his father died. On the deathbed, he promised his father to make it into the American professional league NBA one day.
Dennis Schröder privately in the profile
- Name: Dennis Mike Schröder
- Birthday and place: September 15, 1993 in Braunschweig
- Zodiac sign: Virgo
- Size: 1,85 Meter
- Eye color: braun
- Family: Parents Axel and Fatou Schröder, four siblings, including brother Cheyassin Secka; Married to wife Ellen Ziolo since 2019, three children (*2019, 2020, 2022)
- previous clubs (selection): SUM Baskets Braunschweig, Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings (seit 2025)
- Dennis Schröder on Instagram| Dennis Schröder on YouTube
Dennis Schröder promised his dying father to make it into the NBA
“I knew now I had to change something. And I knew I had to work very hard to keep the promise,” said the basketball star in an interview with “stern.de”. Until then, he did not always take it so precisely with his career and his training times. But that should change soon.
Dennis Schröder lives with his wife Ellen and his brother in America
The first year in America was anything but easy. Dennis Schröder was given support primarily from his family, as he revealed on “Stern TV”: “My big sister and my niece came to Atlanta at the beginning. They supported me outside the field, cooked food and washed laundry.” He also received prominent support from Dirk Nowitzki. When Schröder met the Dallas Mavericks with the Atalanta Hawks, Nowitzki congratulated him on his performance. After his time at the La Lakers, he will go to the Toronto Raptors in October 2023 from the new season in October 2023. The DBB also recognized the talent of the Braunschweig native. Dennis Schröder has been busy for the German national basketball team since 2014.
Dennis Schröder’s wife Ellen Ziolo puts a passionate kiss on her champion. Image: Picture Alliance / DPA | Soers stache
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Great honor for Dennis Schröder: Basketball star becomes a flag bearer at Olympia 2024
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Dennis Schröder also ran with the German national basketball team-but the NBA overflower was given another honor in Paris. Dennis Schröder, together with Judoka Anna-Maria Wagner, was allowed to wear the German flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. The NBA professional had previously had the election by fans and the German Olympia-Team enforced against tennis professional Alexander Zverev and the sports shooters Christian Reitz. The “Bild” also reported on July 23, 2024, shortly before the Olympic start.
New beginning for Dennis Schröder: Change from the Golden State Warriors to Utah Jazz confirmed
Basketball professional Dennis Schröder has become a negotiating extent in the course of the next mega exchange around NBA star Jimmy Butler and left the Golden State Warriors again in February 2025 after a few weeks. The Braunschweiger only moved from the Brooklyn Nets to northern California in December 2024 and became teammate by Stephen Curry there. In the future, the world champion captain of the German national team will be reported to the Utah Jazz.
Accordingly, the Warriors preferred to have Butler in their squad, who had recently been blocked by his previous team Miami Heat. At the end of an complex exchange business with several teams involved, Schröder was also transferred to the jazz who play their home games in Salt Lake City. To get Butler, the Warriors also separated from Andrew Wiggins and Kyle Anderson. A total of seven players and six teams are involved in the deal, it said.
Dennis Schröder criticized the trading system with drastic words. “At the end of the day it is modern slavery. Everyone can decide where you are going, even if you have a contract,” he told the broadcaster NBC on February 3, 2025. “Of course we earn a lot of money and can feed our families, but (…) If you say:” You don’t get to work tomorrow “, you can decide that.”
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Dennis Schröder private: Basketball star has become a father
But there are also completely different talents in the athlete. His mother belonged to a hairdressing salon in Braunschweig for a long time. Now his older sister Awa is leading him. There, Schröder occasionally takes over the men’s haircuts. “He is great fun,” his mother told “Welt.” The family is generally very important to the basketball star. In 2019, the basketball overflower married his great love, as he describes his partner Ellen Ziolo. The couple have three children together. Both Dennis Schröder and Ellen Ziolo report on their family life in their YouTube channels.
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